Carmen Elena Figueroa
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Born |
Carmen Elena Figueroa Rodriguez San Salvador, El Salvador |
|---|---|
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Hair color | brown |
| Eye color | green |
| Title(s) |
Miss El Salvador 1975 Miss Universe 1975 semifinalist (Top 12) |
Carmen Elena Figueroa Rodríguez is an Salvadoran beauty pageant winner and politician.
Miss Universe '75
Figueroa was El Salvador's representative to the Miss Universe Pageant in 1975 and placed in the top 12, the first time a Salvadoran was placed in the semifinals since Maribel Arrieta did it in 1955.[1]
Legislative Assembly
She was elected to the El Salvador National Assembly in 2006 where she is currently the Deputy for the party ARENA.[2] Figueroa is married and has two sons. Her father, Carlos Humberto Figueroa, was a colonel in the Salvadoran military. Through him, Figueroa is of French descent.[3]
References
- ↑ Miss Universe 1975
- ↑ http://www.asamblea.gob.sv/pleno/pleno-legislativo/carmen-elena-figueroa-rodriguez
- ↑ Carías, Patricia; Labrador, Gabriel. "“Yo era el icono del país de la sonrisa”". El Faro. Retrieved 16 September 2014.